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I like this as a user but it always throws me off when I see it in a Git repo, where I'd prefer the .sh extension to hint at what's inside the file.
by TechBro8615 4y ago
I like this as a user but it always throws me off when I see it in a Git repo, where I'd prefer the .sh extension to hint at what's inside the file.
- adityaathalye 4y agoIndeed, this is why I retained the `.sh`. If it were designed as a proper userspace tool (it is not, and may never be), I might have dropped the file extension. But I might also have chosen to keep the `.sh`, and create an alias instead, during install. That way I get to have both micro-conveniences.
- andrewmcwatters 4y agoFor reference, I think npm does this too, and IIRC, they just symlink the utility name.